On May 16, 2023, the Cabinet of Japan resolved and passed the Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Order of the Consumer Product Safety Law. This regulation newly includes some magnet toys and toys made of water - absorbent synthetic resin into the specific products in Annex 1 of the Consumer Product Safety Law for strict supervision.

Magnet Set

Water - inflated Ball

Under the new regulations, the supervised magnet toys are limited to products that interact with other magnets through the attraction of magnets for toy or other entertainment purposes, and the size of a single magnet formed by the magnet or the part using the magnet is smaller than the size specified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). And water - absorbent synthetic resin toys are limited to those using synthetic resin parts that expand when absorbing water, and the size before water absorption is smaller than the size specified by METI.

The regulation amendment refers to the requirements of ISO 8124 - 1, stipulating that the product size should be smaller than the size that can be inserted into a small - part cylinder. To ensure that these two types of toys can be naturally excreted from the body even if accidentally swallowed, it is required that the magnetic flux index of the magnets in magnet toys should be less than 50kG2.mm2, and the size expansion rate of water - absorbent synthetic resin toys after water absorption should not exceed 50%.

It should be noted that the new regulations require that even magnet products for users over 14 years old must comply with the new regulations.

The new regulations are expected to come into force onJune 19, 2023At this time, all kinds of products need to meet the new safety regulations.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Law of Japan, products that are recognized as having a high risk of harm to the life or physical health of general consumers in terms of structure, materials, and usage conditions are classified as specific products. Products that do not meet the standards are not allowed to display the Product Safety (PS) mark of METI. Therefore, relevant export enterprises should pay attention to the requirements of this regulation amendment, and do a good job in raw material screening and design improvement of products before the implementation of the regulation. At the same time, after the implementation of the regulation, the production and sale of magnet toys and water - absorbent synthetic resin toys whose size and magnetism do not meet international standards are prohibited to avoid safety accidents caused by consumers accidental ingestion. Export enterprises must ensure that their products comply with the new regulations of Japan to ensure the safety of consumers.

To learn more details, please read the original text:New Regulations for Toys Introduced for Childrens Safety (METI/Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

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